Hello everyone,
I’m trying to install Invoice Ninja self-hosted (v5) on Hostinger shared hosting and I’m having issues even though the setup process completes.
Here’s what I’ve done so far:
- Hosting: Hostinger (shared hosting, no SSH access)
- PHP version: 8.1
- Database: MariaDB (created via phpMyAdmin)
- Installation method: manual upload (
.tarextracted) .envfile is configured correctly (APP_URL, DB credentials, etc.)- The setup wizard finishes without errors
However, after setup:
- The login page fails (white page / error)
- Logs show errors like:
Table 'accounts' doesn't existphp artisan migratecannot be run (no SSH)
- I understand
php artisancommands can’t be executed via phpMyAdmin
I’ve seen other users mention that Invoice Ninja can work on Hostinger, so I’m wondering:
- Is there a supported way to run migrations on shared hosting without SSH?
- Is there a specific Hostinger configuration (cron, web installer, manual SQL import)?
- Has anyone successfully installed Invoice Ninja v5 on Hostinger recently?
I’d really like to keep this setup on Hostinger if possible.
Any guidance or confirmed working approach would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
[2026-01-16 19:05:07] production.ERROR: SQLSTATE[42S02]: Base table or view not found: 1146 Table ‘u757848510_ywPLw.accounts’ doesn’t exist (Connection: mysql, SQL: select * from accounts limit 1) {“exception”:"[object] (Illuminate\Database\QueryException(code: 42S02): SQLSTATE[42S02]: Base table or view not found: 1146 Table ‘u757848510_ywPLw.accounts’ doesn’t exist (Connection: mysql, SQL: select * from accounts limit 1) at /home/u757848510/domains/sampless.com/public_html/billing/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:825)